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The following post is originally from my other blog which is covers my research as I venture towards a PhD degree at Griffith University Law School.  The topic is on nonverbal communication and mediation.  

The post below I believe has direct relevance... aside of questioning the wearing of white socks with a business suit.  …

New York City subways are a mixed blessing.  I'm thankful that I don't need to own a car here, and can get pretty much everywhere by train or bus.  But sometimes the rush hour subway platform feels like a microcosm of condensed urban agida, what with the heat, the crowds, the pushing, and the shoving.  Only very rarely are there tragic acts of subway violence, despite the key ingredients being in…

Episode #27

Noam Ebner & The 2nd Generation Negotiation Project

Join host Jeff Thompson and Noam Ebner, Online Chair of the Werner Institute Negotiation & Dispute Resolution Porgram,  as they…

On October 6th, we'll honor our 30-year history as a program of Safe Horizon and embrace our future as the independent New York Peace Institute.

Please join us, as we celebrate building peace in New York City and beyond!  We're hosting a lovely cocktail…

JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Shelley Rossoff Olsen, Esq. to its panel. Ms. Olsen will be based in the JAMS New York Resolution Center. She will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and special master for disputes in a variety of areas including Aviation, Business/Commercial, Construction, Energy/Utility, Insurance, Maritime/Admiralty, Personal Injury/Torts and Professional Liability.

Ms. Olsen…

I've put some new papers up on SSRN, you can view them at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=425153

My deepest thanks and appreciation to my coauthors! We're looking forward to hearing any comments people may have; post them here or write me.

Noam

When my fraud complex kicks in and I question my competence, as I've done in situations like this, I ask myself what I'm really, really good at.

Malcolm Gladwell believes it takes 10,000 hours to become…

Brad Heckman- ...We use a  facilitative approach to mediation at the New York Peace Institute…

Where I grew up in the 'burbs, waitress are preternaturally cheerful. If you're hungry for a side of "honey," "sugar" and "darling" with your burger deluxe, just pop into any suburban diner.  A New York stereotype is the mildly contemptuous and ennui-infused actor/model/musician waiting tables till the next gig, serving up your tofu scramble with a side of snark.

And where I'm from,…

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On the 10th anniversary of September 11, we at the New York Peace Institute would like to informally gather conflict resolution professionals to stand in solidarity for peace, and pay our respects to the victims and their loved ones.

The Interfaith Center is hosting a beautiful floating Japanese lantern ceremony at Pier 40, which you can read…

My colleague Alan Gross and I have this ongoing banter about spoiler alerts.  We co-teach a mediation course at New York University's Center…

Yesterday I blogged about sugary cereals.  Here's more on the confectionary theme, and an explanation of the provenance of my own unmanageable sweet tooth.

My grandfather, Luther, was a Pennsylvania Dutch farmer, married to my…

I have a thing for sugary cereals. (I came about this honestly, as evidenced by my father's vast collection of 20 years' worth of cereal box prizes).  Lucky Charms is currently in regular rotation chez nous.

This is (somewhat) embarrassing:  When I was really poor and had too much time on my hands, I got in the…